Posts Tagged ‘yoga and swimming’

I Don’t Want to Become a Stiff, Sore Old Person
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 22nd, 2014

 This is the second guest post by noted writer and blogger Mariah Burton Nelson.  It’s an honor to feature a respected author and thinker like Mariah. We’re delighted she’s thinking a lot about her swimming now, and making connections between her TI practice and  how she goes about the rest of her day. In  A Splash-Free Life, Mariah wrote […]

Meditation, Marines, and Mindful Swimming
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on January 16th, 2014

In the NY Times Magazine piece, Breathing In Vs. Spacing Out writer Dan Hurley describes the importance of balancing two types of thinking for optimal brain health. Hurley reports that the psychologist Amishi Jha used meditation to train United States Marines for mental resilience in a combat zone. (Are you surprised to learn this? I’m […]

First 2013 Resolution – A Regular Yoga Practice
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on December 30th, 2012

How I solved the first test in my first resolution.

Many Schools of Yoga; Only One of Swimming
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on October 23rd, 2012

While there are 12 or more ‘schools’ of yoga and 50 or more of martial arts, the only ‘school’ of swimming is Total Immersion.

TI Practice: All the benefits of yoga. None of the risks.
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on February 13th, 2012

TI Swimming has all the mental and spiritual benefits of yoga, is even better for you physically, and is risk-free. Combining TI with sound practice of yoga is the BEST way to age healthfully.

Has a Swim Coach ever suggested you Smile?
by Terry Laughlin

Posted on April 2nd, 2010

Yoga teachers regularly remind us to smile – and it works. My yoga improves when I smile. In recent months I’ve learned smiling improves my swimming too.